Written answers
Thursday, 5 April 2007
Department of Environment, Heritage and Local Government
- Electoral Boundaries
Question 11: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if in view of the recent Census of Population he will set up an Electoral Boundary Commission to review Dáil... - Water Supply Contamination
Question 12: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if in view of the contamination of the public water supply in Galway he will immediately introduce new... - Housing Management Companies
Question 13: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he will introduce legislation or regulations on management companies and management charges in private... - Social and Affordable Housing
Question 14: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government when the target of 10,000 new social and affordable houses per annum will be met; and if he will make a... - Planning Issues
Question 15: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he will introduce legislation to amend planning laws here to allow local authorities decision making powers... - Nuclear Plants
Question 16: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he has abandoned taking further legal action seeking the closure of Sellafield. [13250/07] - Social and Affordable Housing
Question 17: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he will report on the success or otherwise of the measures in place and operated by the local authorities... - Water and Sewerage Schemes
Question 18: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the position regarding phase two of Castleisland sewerage scheme, County Kerry; and if he will make a... - Special Areas of Conservation
Question 19: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the steps he intends to take to extend the closing date for special area of conservation appeals; and if he... - Election Management System
Question 20: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the expenditure to date, including purchase, storage, training and public relations costs, for the proposed... - Social and Affordable Housing
Question 21: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the number of households who have been enabled to purchase a home, under the shared ownership scheme, for each... - Electoral Boundaries
Question 22: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he will create new elected councils for areas where population growth has increased very significantly as... - Social and Affordable Housing
Question 23: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the number of social inclusion units in local authorities and the locations of same; and the dates on which he... - Water Supply Contamination
Question 25: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his views on the situation in Galway where the drinking water has become contaminated; and if he will make a... - Risk Management
Question 26: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the content of the register of risks for his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13446/07] - Tribunals of Inquiry
Question 27: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the discussions he has had with the chairman of the Mahon Tribunal regarding legal fees for lawyers at the... - Waste Management
Question 28: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the progress made over the past ten years on recycling and other environmental friendly measures; and if he... - Electoral Boundaries
Question 29: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if in view of the recent population census results he will review the local electoral boundaries and the... - Planning Issues
Question 30: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his views on the recent survey, carried out among apartment dwellers by the UCD Department of Urban and... - Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Question 31: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the impact for his projections of the need to purchase carbon credit in view of the new EU agreement to cut... - Construction Industry
Question 32: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his view on the ESRI's latest quarterly commentary that predicts a slowdown in new home construction; and if... - Ministerial Transport
Question 33: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his view on exchanging his Ministerial car for a hybrid vehicle, or a car that runs entirely on bio fuels; and... - Building Regulations
Question 34: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his views on whether noise insulation in new dwellings is at an acceptable standard; and if he will make a... - Climate Change
Question 35: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his views on the findings of the Environmental Protection Agency that sea levels around Ireland will rise by... - Housing Aid for the Elderly
Question 36: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he has concluded his examination of the option of including radon remediation measures in the homes of... - Departmental Expenditure
Question 37: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he will provide a breakdown of the way in which the €6.9 million allocated to the Environmental Research,... - Nuclear Safety
Question 38: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the number of mox shipments to and from Sellafield in 2006, which passed through the Irish Sea, and which he... - Social and Affordable Housing
Question 41: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to the tardiness in proceeding to the commencement of work on a social and... - Environmental Policy
Question 42: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if, in determining the criteria for the designation of projects to be completed under the clean development... - EU Directives
Question 44: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the nature of his involvement in the negotiations on the proposed Soil Directive; and if he will make a... - Social and Affordable Housing
Question 45: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to the fact that according to Central Statistics Office figures four out of... - Recycling Policy
Question 46: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the action he will take to increase recycling in the construction industry; and if he will make a statement on... - Local Authority Housing
Question 47: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his plans to increase the availability of housing for first time house buyers and those on the local authority... - Housing Policy
Question 48: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the initiatives his Department will take on foot of the National Housing Conference; and if he will make a... - Energy Consumption
Question 49: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the amount of electricity used in the Customs House each year for the years 2002 to 2006 inclusive; and if he... - Water and Sewerage Schemes
Question 51: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the percentage of water lost through leaks in water mains; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Proposed Legislation
Question 52: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his plans to amend the compulsory purchase order legislation to reduce the cost of new transport... - Urban Renewal Schemes
Question 54: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his plans to regenerate the central areas of cities and towns and to accelerate the development of key urban... - Proposed Legislation
Question 55: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the number of households that have been transferred to the RAS scheme; when he will publish the legislation to... - Departmental Publications
Question 56: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the number of bilingual publications published by his Department since 2002 to date in 2007; the print run for... - City Status
Question 57: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he will give city status to towns like Drogheda and Dundalk where there has been enormous growth in... - Housing Standards
Question 58: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his views on whether heating insulation in new dwellings is at an acceptable standard; and if he will make a... - Water Quality
Question 59: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the extent to which he or his Department have monitored the availability and quality of the domestic drinking... - Nuclear Safety
Question 60: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he will report on his recent meeting with the Environment Ministers of Ireland, Norway, and Austria at... - Vacant Dwellings
Question 61: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his view of the statistics in Census 2006 that show a high number of vacant dwellings; and if he will make a... - Waste Management
Question 63: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his plans to regulate the operation of the private waste collection and waste treatment industry; and if he... - Waste Disposal
Question 65: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the amount of waste generated by his Department on an annual basis for the years 2002 to 2006 inclusive; and... - Nuclear Safety
Question 66: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the new owners of Sellafield are examining plans to store... - Planning Issues
Question 67: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the number of planning applications submitted to planning authorities, for each quarter since the beginning of... - Local Authority Housing
Question 68: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his plans to introduce a mechanism for transferring from social housing in the North to social housing in this... - Social Welfare Code
Question 72: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he will introduce a national waiver scheme, to provide financial relief for households, including... - Recycling Policy
Question 73: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if his Department will assist companies in the marketing of products made from recycled vehicle tyres such as... - EU Directives
Question 74: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the steps he will take to ensure Ireland's compliance with the Public Participation Directive 2003/35/EEC to... - Private Rented Accommodation
Question 75: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his plans to update and amend the regulations on the standards of private rented accommodation; and if he will... - Planning Issues
Question 78: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the progress nationally to date in implementing Part V of the Planning and Development Act 2000; and if he... - Local Authority Staff
Question 79: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the number of litter wardens employed in the State; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13408/07] - Radon Gas Levels
Question 80: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he has satisfied himself that the sum of €40,000 spent in 2006 by the RPII in highlighting public... - National Emergency Plan
Question 83: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he has co-ordinated a risk assessment strategy with the Department of Defence in the event of a US military... - Housing Completions
Question 84: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the number of dwellings completed here from 1999 to date in 2007; the number of dwellings delivered to date... - Local Authority Housing
Question 85: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the percentage of persons on the housing waiting list for Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council who are... - Environmental Policy
Question 87: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the number of vehicles operated by his Department that run on bio fuels; and if he will make a statement on... - Water Quality
Question 89: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his assessment of the quality of drinking water here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13411/07] - Housing Market
Question 91: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his views on the prospect that first time buyers will be excluded from the housing market if interest rates... - Proposed Legislation
Question 93: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the reason for the delay in enacting the Water Services Bill, introduced in 2003 in view of the contamination... - Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Question 95: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the directions he will give to the NTMA with regard to the purchase of Kyoto limits of carbon; the advice he... - Waste Management
Question 96: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his future plans to build municipal waste incinerators throughout the State; and if he will make a statement... - Waste Disposal
Question 98: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government when he expects the planned incinerators to come into operation; and if he will make a statement on the...
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